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Haifa

Coordinates: 32°49′0″N 34°59′0″E / 32.81667°N 34.98333°E / 32.81667; 34.98333
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Haifa
  • חֵיפָה
  • حيفا
From upper left: View of Haifa at night from Mount Carmel; Bahá'í World Centre; aerial view of the Haifa University; Ahmadiyya Mahmood Mosque; the Carmelit; National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space; view of Haifa during the day from Mount Carmel.
From upper left: View of Haifa at night from Mount Carmel; Bahá'í World Centre; aerial view of the Haifa University; Ahmadiyya Mahmood Mosque; the Carmelit; National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space; view of Haifa during the day from Mount Carmel.
Map of Haifa
Map of Haifa
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Grid position145/246 PAL
CountryFile:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
DistrictFile:Flag of Haifa.svg Haifa
Founded1st century CE
Government
 • TypeCity
 • MayorEinat Kalisch-Rotem
Area
 • City63,666 dunams (63.666 km2 or 24.582 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • City290,306
 • Density4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
600,000
 • Metro
1,050,000
Websitewww.haifa.muni.il
Haifa Bay
Haifa Bay

Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, at the base of Mount Carmel. It is the third-largest city in the country and an important sea port and industrial center.

Sports[change]

There is a football club called Maccabi Haifa F.C. in Haifa.

References[change]

  1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.